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The first pornographic picture sent shivers of shock through Amal as she stared in horror at the phone screen. Until now, she had responded politely to the older man who had been messaging her on Facebook, hoping to deter his questions about her life with curt, one-word replies.
More lurid pictures followed, some from pornographic magazines, others of the man himself in sexual poses. âI started to blame myself and feel that I invited this because I had replied to him,â says the 21-year-old, who is a university student in Amman, Jordan.
Amal kept the messages secret from her family, afraid they would punish her and block her access to social media. Nor did she confide in female friends. âThe pictures were so bad. I couldnât tell anyone in case they asked why this man selected me and thought maybe I encouraged him.â
Together Against Violence: Report on the Gender-Based Violence Sub-Working Group Activities during the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence Campaign for the year 2020
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BACKGROUND AND CONTEXT:
The Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Sub-Working Group (SGBV SWG) conducted this year’s 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence Campaign under the framework of the national campaign launched by the Jordanian National Commission for Women (JNCW). The thematic focus of the national campaign was “Eliminating all forms of Domestic Violence against women and girls” The theme is aligned with the global theme “Orange the World: Fund, Respond, Prevent,
Collect!” to fight against Domestic Violence that has been exacerbated due to COVID-19 pandemic.
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Japan says travelers from Brazil carried mutations similar to Covid-19 variants seen in UK and South Africa
From CNN’s Junko Ogura, Flora Charner and Philip Wang
Japan’s Health Ministry says passengers who traveled from Brazil, quarantined, and tested positive for Covid-19 in early January were later found to have been infected with virus-carrying mutations that appear similar to variants of the coronavirus first seen in Britain and South Africa.
The travelers had been in the Brazilian state of Amazonas and landed at Tokyo’s Haneda airport on January 2, the ministry said in a statement Sunday. They tested positive at the airport quarantine.